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Peter Dinklage (born June 11th 1969) Peter Dinklage is a TV and film actor best known for his role in 'Game Of Thrones'.

Net worth: Peter Dinklage has a net worth of $10 million according to Celebrity Net Worth (2015).

Acting career: Peter Dinklage's first film was 1995's 'Living in Oblivion' starring Steve Buscemi. In 2003, he appeared in the Christmas movie 'Elf' with Will Ferrell and later that year became widely recognised for his breakthrough role in the comedy drama 'The Station Agent'.

His first regular TV role was sci-fi drama 'Threshold'. He then appeared in 7 episodes of 'Nip/Tuck' and an episode of '30 Rock'.

He was in 2007 British comedy 'Death at a Funeral' as well as the 2010 American re-make, and appeared as Trumpkin in 2008's 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'.

He began starring as Tyrion Lannister in 'Game of Thrones' based on George R. R. Martin's novel series in 2011, and has subsequently won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

He lent his voice to 2012's 'Ice Age: Continental Drift' and in 2014 appeared in the comedy horror 'Knights of Badassdom'. He also played Bolivar Trask in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'.

Personal life: Peter Dinklage grew up in New Jersey with his insurance salesman father John and school teacher mother Diane.

The Super Bowl is the only event in the world where you want to sit around for the adverts, and it seems this year will be no different. A teaser for the forthcoming Mountain Dew and Doritos commercial has been unveiled starring the likes of Morgan Freeman and Missy Elliott.

Missy Elliott live at Bestival

In the clip, we see actors Morgan Freeman and Peter Dinklage being put through their paces by Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes respectively, as they practise two popular tongue twisters ('Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers' and 'How much wood could a woodchuck chuck?') ahead of what appears to be their debuts as world-class MCs.

Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe prepares to come to a climax as ‘The Avengers’ unite with ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy’ to stop the evil Thanos. Directed by The Russo Brothers, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ hits cinemas this spring.

After the events of ‘Captain America: Civil War’, ‘Infinity War’ sees The Avengers left broken and divided. Some of them even look different, with Captain America (Chris Evans) sporting a beard and the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) with newly blonde hair.

When a pioneering inventor and scientist named Gordon Dunn (Martin Donovan) is assassinated in his office, a detective friend of his named Sam Bloom (Peter Dinklage) sets out to uncover the truth behind his murder. Gordon's biggest legacy is an invention that allows a person to record and play back memories on a screen just by thinking about it, and it's a tool that remains Sam's best hope at solving this brutal case. He sets out to track down everyone who might have had contact with Gordon before his death; from his wife and mistress to his business associates. Before long the whole story starts to unwind, leaving a trail of lies, betrayal and a horrifying truth that Sam was likely never expecting.

Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series, says many people abandon the Siberian huskies once they realise how much attention they need.

Sales of Siberian husky puppies have rocketed enormously off the enduring popularity of ‘Game of Thrones’, to the point that one of its stars, Peter Dinklage, has urged fans to think twice before adopting or buying the puppies simply because they resemble the ‘direwolves’ from the fantasy series.

48 year old Dinklage – who plays Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series – banded together with animal rights organisation PETA to address a trend of the huskies being bought as puppies because of their similarity to direwolves, only to abandon the dogs once the novelty wears off.

“Not only does this hurt all the deserving homeless dogs waiting for a chance at a good home in shelters, but shelters are also reporting that many of these huskies are being abandoned — as often happens when dogs are bought on impulse, without understanding their needs,” the actor said in a statement released on Wednesday (August 16th) by PETA.

There's nothing particularly memorable about this frantic animated romp, which adapts the iconic phone-app game into a movie using a rather corny plot. But the film is so random that it can't help but get the audience laughing. Youngsters will be delighted by the brightly coloured wackiness, while adults will chuckle at the steady stream of grown-up visual and verbal gags, many of which are frankly surprising to find in a children's movie.

It's set on the isolated Bird Island, where the residents have never learned how to fly and believe they are the only life in the sea. In their tight-knit community, Red (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) is an outcast because of his too-independent thinking. He's ordered to take anger management classes with groovy guru Matilda (Maya Rudolph), where his fellow students are the hyperactive Chuck (Josh Gad), the hulking Terence (Sean Penn) and the explosive Bomb (Danny McBride). Then a pig named Leonard (Bill Hader) arrives on the island, introducing new technology like sling shots and trampolines and planning a big party. But of course he has a much more nefarious intention that only Red can see. In need of help, Red takes Chuck and Bomb in search of the mythical Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage), the only bird on the island who can fly.

There's a slightly nagging sense that Donald Trump wrote this script (it's about a guy who's ignored as he obnoxiously shouts about the dangers of letting strangers into the community, then is proved right). But the film is so utterly ridiculous that it's impossible to take this rather dodgy theme seriously. What's even more odd is how much of the humour is aimed at grown-ups, including innuendo, puns, gross-out gags and unexpected violence, most of which will go over young viewers' heads. But it's so unfocussed that the only response is to laugh in disbelief that someone thought a joke so near-the-knuckle was appropriate for a kids' movie.

Angry Birds Movie is a screen adaptation from the popular game in which we follow the journey of its main protagonist Red's (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) life from him being bullied at school to his feelings of exclusion in later life. The film is set on an island that is populated with flightless birds whom are mostly happy with their life on the island except Red who suffers with keeping his temper under control.

Red lives on a sun-kissed tropical island full of plenty of other vibrant flightless birds. And while all of his friends and neighbours seem to be enjoying life, he is having a far less enjoyable time. He's just extremely quick to anger, very slow to forgive and struggles to be friendly to just about anyone. Thus, he is forced to undergo anger management therapy to control his emotions before his hostility really gets out of hand. On attending his first group session, he meets the fast-talking faster-moving Chuck and the shy but quick to explode Bomb and together they attempt to conquer their stress. But upon the arrival of some suspicious looking pigs led by Leonard, Red and his new friends are the only ones who seem to be suspicious of their unlikely visitors.

Last night’s Primetime Emmy Awards saw history being made as HBO drama ‘Game Of Thrones’ took home an unprecedented 12 awards and ‘How To Get Away With Murder's' Viola Davis became the first black actress to win the outstanding lead actress in a drama series award.

Viola Davis was named outstanding lead actress in a drama series.

‘Game of Throne’s’ 12 gongs is more than any other series has won in a single year at the awards show. Among the trophies picked up by the fantasy series were, outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for Peter Dinklage and outstanding directing for a drama series going to David Nutter. The show also beat ‘Mad Men’ to scoop the outstanding drama series award.

The ‘Game of Throne’s’ actor’s performance in the game was heavily criticised by fans.

‘Game of Throne’ actor Peter Dinklage has been replaced as the voice Ghost in shooter game Destiny, after fans described the actor’s performance as ‘boring’. Dinklage, who has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his role as Tyrion Lannister in ‘Game of Thrones’ will now be erased from the game with his lines re-recorded by another actor.

Peter Dinklage has been replaced as the voice of Ghost in Destiny.

Players of the game had criticised Dinklage for his delivery on an ‘alpha’ version of the game and his dialogue was later adjusted for the ‘beta’ version. He was also absent from two downloadable content packs released in December and May.

Erica Schmidt and Peter Dinklage - Shots from the after party for the opening night of 'A Month In the Country' which was held at the CSC Theatre in New York, New York, United States - Friday 30th January 2015